Cordova, New Mexico | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
  Cordova, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 36°00′26″N 105°51′38″W / 36.00722°N 105.86056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Rio Arriba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.66 sq mi (4.31 km2) |
| • Land | 1.66 sq mi (4.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,146 ft (2,178 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 380 |
| • Density | 228.50/sq mi (88.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 87523 |
| Area code | 505 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584081[2] |
Cordova is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States.[4]
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Description
The place-name Cordova derives from the Spanish surname Cordova (or Cordoba). The town takes its name from the surname of Matías Córdova, one of the inhabitants of Pueblo Quemado, the original name of the town. The word cordova derives from the name of the Spanish city Córdoba
The village lies a short distance off the "High Road to Taos", New Mexico State Road 76, between Chimayo and Truchas.
Its population was 414 as of the 2010 census.[4] Cordova has a post office with ZIP code 87523, which opened on March 26, 1900.[5][6] Cordova is well known for wood carvers.
Cordova was the scene of a serigraph completed 1946-1947 on wove paper, "Street in Cordova, New Mexico" made by noted Oregon born printmaker Norma Bassett Hall (d. 1957) Size 8.875 x 11.5 in. Held in 2015 by the Lockhart Family Collection. It features a view up to the Pecos mountains from a street scene containing a narrow adobe dwelling lined street, three adults and a child, and the rear and steeple of the church. The scene is awash in light with predominant beige and white tones.[citation needed]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 380 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7][3] | |||
See also
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cordova, New Mexico
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
Media related to Cordova, New Mexico at Wikimedia Commons
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